Can't stand him either, but I'm pretty sure he can pee standing up. On Nov 4, 1:24 pm, Stephen Stink <[email protected]> wrote: > Friday, October 29, 2010 > > Eleutrophobia part 2 > > I was more scared than a Libertarian trespassing on a private beach > with a pack of guard dogs chasing him. Well, not really scared. I > know insanity and I know it well; my brother and sister had it. > Back in the early 70’s, I had a friendship with the “neighborhood > nut.” I did a couple of favors for him and he trusted me implicitly > from then on. That is, until 1974 when he went off the deep end. He > was a chain smoker and claimed he was a blood relative of Jesus > Christ. I knew that something was wrong with him, but couldn’t > identify what it was. One moment, he would be talking maniacally, and > then he’d go into a trance and be totally incommunicado the next. It > was quite strange. When he was talkative, he’d lecture me on > international conspiracies. Mentally ill victims have a symptom > called Graphorrhea. They are compelled into writing symbols, shapes, > charts, and words simultaneously while engaging in discussion. They > believe that the world thinks like they do and by recording or > illustrating their points, those they are trying to impress can more > easily understand what they are saying. This guy would get a pad of > blank paper and, while lecturing me, would draw on a blank page and > then show it to me. (I was so glad he didn’t use a chalkboard!) He > would also enter into his President Nixon obsession. Like many of my > contemporaries of the time, he hated Nixon. But his hatred was > unhealthy. He claimed that Nixon and the CIA were out to kill him! > Then, he would assume a character like that of a villain from the > “Batman” comics. Villains like “The Joker” or “The Riddler.” He > displayed this goofy, sarcastic demeanor so that, at the end of every > sentence, he would emit a feigned laugh. He would say shit like, > “Nixon poo thinks he knows me! Ha! Yeah! As if this room isn’t > bugged! Ha! The government would never spy on its citizens. Ha! > Nixon follows the law like a good boy! Sure he does! Ha!” He’d pace > around the room while eating something and then rant between gulps. I > could never figure out why those with mental illness like to eat in > front of people. > He liked to keep journals on strangers. He thought that most > strangers were working for Nixon. He kept one on the mailman. If > anything about his mail appeared irregular, he’d be convinced that the > mailman had actually opened all of it and read its contents. He > thought he would outsmart the CIA by addressing letters to himself and > then mailing them. Well, in 1974 he accused me of being an agent of > Nixon! Shortly thereafter, he was institutionalized and I never saw > him again. Later, I talked to his mother and she told me he was > diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia. At the time, I didn’t know > what meant. Then, when members of my own family were afflicted with > the disease, I started doing research on mental illness. Eventually, > I discovered that many celebrities had this illness. Actresses like > Frances Farmer and Margot Kidder, among many others, suffered from > this disease. > I’ve found that most mentally ill people are poverty stricken. > During the Reagan administration, thousands of mental patients were > pushed out into the street due to the closure of many government-run > hospitals as a result of cuts to tax-funded programs. Schizophrenics > are high functioning people that often remain a part of society. Some > are very creative and become rich and famous. For some, this is a > fate worse than death in that they self-medicate by using drugs and > alcohol. Others turn to religion. > For some reason, many U.S. Americans view wealth as a direct result > of intelligence and God’s blessings—regardless of the wealthy > individual’s mental state. They are then astonished when, on one > fateful day, a Schizophrenic has a psychotic episode and either kills > others and/or himself. If the afflicted one is lucky, the police will > get to him/her before they do either. > Often, I watch Glenn Beck on the Fox News channel. At first, I > thought his was just a crummy act. He has admitted on television that > he has Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D.). This is a common brain > disorder that can be managed by drugs. The more I watch his show, the > more I’m convinced that his is no act. His behavior reminds me of the > symptoms my friend mentioned above had. When Beck is in a low mood, > he gets histrionic and religious. While in that state, he reminds me > of a Catholic giving a confession, however, his humility seems so > insincere. When he gets manic, he acts like the villain, “The > Joker.” When he gets visibly paranoid, he starts to rant about George > Soros. I know that defaming George Soros is part of the Right wing’s > talking points, but Glenn acts like this old Holocaust survivor is out > to get him. He refers to Soros as “The Spooky Dude.” > A lot of religious and political leaders have had mental illness-- > from Adolph Hitler to The Reverend Jim Jones. I think Glenn Beck > might be suffering from Bipolar Disorder, of which A.D.D. can be a > byproduct. If Beck were to read this piece I’ve written, he might > think George Soros planted it! Mental illness is no laughing matter. > If Beck is putting on an act, then shame on him for mocking mentally > ill people! > > Come read all my articles at.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Enronscam/
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